Wednesday, 24 January 2018

Sanchez Denies Henry Told Him To Quit Arsenal

Alexis Sanchez has denied that Arsenal great Thierry Henry advised him
to leave the club before his move this week to Premier League rivals
Manchester United.

The Chile international clarified remarks he made referring to the
Gunners’ record goalscorer after completing his much-anticipated switch
to Old Trafford on Monday.

After the signing was announced by United, Sanchez wrote on Instagram:
“I remember today, a conversation I had with Henry, a historic Arsenal
player, who changed club for the same reason and today is my turn.”

Those comments have been construed to mean that Henry, who left Arsenal
for Barcelona in 2007, advised Sanchez that it was time to move on.
Henry tweeted himself on Tuesday that this was not the case.

The Frenchman wrote: “I know I don’t need to explain this to the
majority of Arsenal fans but contrary to speculation at no time did I
tell Alexis Sanchez to leave Arsenal. I had no idea he was going to sign
for Man Utd until I saw it on the news like the rest of you.”

Sanchez, 29, tweeted on Wednesday: “I want to clarify that Henry never
told me to leave the club, it was a personal decision … he LOVES the
club and someday it would be nice to see him as the arsenal coach
because he loves the club.”